WacoustaMI
A town of 1,711, settled in 1839.
Is Wacousta a good place to live?
52% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Wacousta, above both Michigan’s towns (26%) and U.S. towns (29%). Of the 702 Michigan towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Wacousta. The biggest park or preserve is Heritage Park, at 26 acres. We don’t grade Wacousta yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Wacousta for work
Where Wacousta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Moving to Wacousta: who provides what
Wacousta is unincorporated, so Clinton County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wacousta.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Wacousta’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Wacousta for work: only 0% work in town. Wacousta’s median household income is $109,000, above both the Michigan town median ($77,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). 2.7% of Wacousta residents live below the poverty line.
| Wacousta | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $109,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Wacousta
Wacousta has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Wacousta
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Wacousta is
Wacousta beats the Michigan average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Wacousta.
| Wacousta | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Wacousta | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.5% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.7% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Heritage Park | — | 26 |
| 2. Looking Glass Valley Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wacousta. Close and well known come first.
12 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
34 mi Park & preserveNorth Country Trail
11 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park Zoo
9 mi MuseumR. E. Olds Transportation Museum
40 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic
12 mi GardenW. J. Beal Botanical GardenPhoto credits
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Country Trail: Huron-Manistee National Forests, Public domain · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: kennethaw88, CC BY 4.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · W. J. Beal Botanical Garden: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 2.5
Everything we know about Wacousta
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Wacousta
About 2 of every 100 Wacousta residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Wacousta
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Wacousta ( wə-COOS-tə) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP is located within Watertown Charter Township. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,532.
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- Established
- 1839
- Area
- 9.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 797 ft
Wacousta’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Wacousta.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wacousta | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Watertown Township | #252 | B+ | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Eagle Township | #83 | A | C+ | — | A− | A− |
Watertown Township and Eagle Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Wacousta isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wacousta with a neighbor →
Questions about Wacousta
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Is Wacousta, MI a good place to live?
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